St Joseph Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lewiston, ID
St Joseph Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho that delivers babies. It handled 615 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 10% delivered by C-section (172 such births). That is below the Idaho rate of 20% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 10%First-birth C-section rate
- 615Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 103Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
415 Sixth Street
Lewiston, ID 83501
Nez Perce County
Call (208) 799-5300 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St Joseph Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 10% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 103 | 246 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Idaho, St Joseph Regional Medical Center has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 16 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 59% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
St Joseph Regional Medical Center holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Lewiston
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gritman Medical Center | Moscow | 22 | – | 55 | Yes |
| Pullman Regional Hospital | Pullman | 24 | 34% | 410 | – |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center | Colfax | 35 | – | 54 | Yes |
| Syringa General Hospital | Grangeville | 59 | – | 39 | – |
| Wallowa Memorial Hospital | Enterprise | 61 | – | 56 | – |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | Walla Walla | 68 | 25% | 609 | Yes |
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